| Title |
A study on the field survey of domestic long-term hospitals facilities |
| Authors |
Chung Kwang-Ho ; Cho Byung-Su |
| Keywords |
Long-term Hospital ; bed-style sick room ; under-floor heating style sickroom |
| Abstract |
The study is to do the field survey on the architectural environment of domestic long-term hospitals and find how to improve the management and whole facilities. The results from the study are as follows. 1) The optimal capacity of one sick room ranges from three to four persons. A sickroom with a bed is preferable to one with a Korean under-floor heating style sickroom because it is easier to take care of patients and to make patient's private space in the bed-style sickroom. The study showed that most of the hospitals don't have enough space for the patients. 2) The field survey on the facilities reveals that some hospitals have sick rooms and public areas not convenient for wheelchair users to use. It is required to improve the condition as soon as possible. The patient is said to need computer or amusement rooms. Also, it is proposed to run a hospice ward in a hospital. 3) The analysis of co-relation on the environment of hospitals revealed that the environmental condition had a meaningful effect on the satisfaction at a sick room and how long they will stay. 4) As the medical fee system for those sanatorium hospitals are not well prepared, long-term hospitalization gives patients financially big burden. So, it is urgent to make a complementary policy. Finally, further study should be done to set up a detailed architectural standard that stipulates that the long-term hospitals should make the environment pleasant. |